The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-12-17

. President, Chauncey M. Depew, New
York vice-president, Jas. E. Blanchard
New York; executive committeeman
! for New York, Edgar T. Bracket.
4 count was made during recess
which showed that there were l SO;
delegates present and $50 clubs repre-
scented.
After Chairman Evarts had taken hi,
seat, there were repeated calls for Gen
eral Nathan Golf, of West Virginia.
He was escorted to the platform. After
thanking the convention for its vel
come, he said:
Il come from the land south OF the
| Mason line, and represent Republicans
"'s are Republicans from conviction
| re ara of a country that, before the or
eanlzation of the Republican party,
was suffering from the blightof slavery
ignorance and Democracy. We believe
that An rican labor and industry
should BE- protected by law. The Dem
ocratic party has been false to that idea. -
| The speaker then referred to the war
/ in which West YIrginia's sons fought
on the side of the Union, and, some
under the stars and bars; but they. ali
| voted for James 6. Blaine at the last
| election.
General Golf concluded as follows:
with Allison, of Iowa; Lincoln, of
Illinois; Harrison, of Indiana; Sher :
man, OF Ohio; Hawley of Connecticut;
EVarts and Hiscock, of New York; Phil
Sheridan, of the United States: and
last, but by no means least, Blaine, of
Maine, we should WIN.
Cheers followed each name.
A. the close of General COTS remarks,
the report of the committe on resolu-
! rnod Inv How InhT1
! son. of Iowa.
| 1t begins: The associated delegates
OF the Repu olIcan clubs of the United
States now assembled for the frst time
IN national convention, deem it fit
/ occasion for declaring to their country
I1nen the purpose of their organization.
We hold it our duty, especially to tho
young men of the country, whose pat
ri0tlc sentiments we would rouse into
political activity, to give them reasons
which will justify and demand their
jealous concurrence and active Co
operation in our efforts. 4
lengthy and careful review on them is
made of tAe deeds OF the Republican
party from its earliest organization to
its words of improvement, reform, etc.
The preamble then says: We ack-
noWledge that there is still much work
of citizenship to be accomplished. There
are relics of barbarism still-but par
TALLY eradicated, still contesting their
rights of supremacy and among them
are polygamy, ignorance and in
temperance. Remembering that the
Republican party was founded
upon principles of liberty, qualified
by law and the good order of society,
these associated clubs cannot fail to
- w.
OF bsrbarism, till they are buried in the
grave where slavery sleeps eternally.
While these delegates were preparing
to assemble in council for cir patri-
otic work as dutiful citizens, they and
all tb cir countrymen were aStounded
by the message from the Democratic
chief magistrate OF the United States,
which abandoned all presidents Of his
predecessors. The Constitution requires
him to give Congress information
of the state of the Union. Every
President from Washington to Arthur
has annually performed this duty with
dignity This President has descended
So far from their practice as 10 allow
himself to convert this constitutional
duty into partisan speech for the CON-
plete overthrow of the policy recon-
mende by the founders OF the govern
ment, and especially endorsed by his
earliest predecessors in Office. We
therefore call the attention of our coun-
trymen to the facts il their own recent
history under the influence of the
policy of protecti5n.
Statistics are then quoted going TO
show the large increase in the pros
perity and growth of the country IN ali
ways since 1851, under the protective
policy. We, therefore, appealing to
the foregoing history Of the Republican
party and that Of the country identi-
fed With it. make the following decla-
rations: We emphatically refuse to
abandon the policy OF home protection
on which our uneXampled national
prosperity and progress are founded.
TheseTeet Of the Democratic policy
would be disastrous, By transferring
many Of our industries to England and
robbipg. our working people of their
employment and wages; for the ben5dt
of British manufacturers by exhaust
ing cur accumulated capital N the pay
ment of foreign debts incurred for an
ported merchandise; and by damaging
the entire system of industrial and COM
merciai intercourse. We protest against
it IN the name of all American. labor
and enterprise. We recognize in the
message OF the heaC Of the Democratic
party a tender to the country of
choice bstween supporting the larorers
and Industries of Great Britain and
Europe generally, on one hand, and on
the other the support of laboring
men and industrial enterprises of
America. We respectfully decline
the former which ne recommended,
asd will stand by our people when We
elect a president. The principle of
protection is founded upon the inter
ests of the entire country. It's supreme
obisct is to render America independent
Of Europe; to render the United States
sustaining: to keep our money at
Iome, ana give employment to
our own working people: to !
substitute home competition for
foreign; to build up towns and
villages; to encourage agriculture and
enhance the value of farms; 10 provide
home market for the farmer; to adapt
our manufactures to our domestic
wants, to promote the opening of rapid
and cheap communics ton between
States and Territories; to open mines
and develop all the vast resources f
an T-=- l.